Subj: Re: Let the restoration begin (long)
Date: 10/5/2001 1:37:51 PM Central Daylight Time
From: hansenc@zianet.com (Cliff Hansen)
To: PeterSchop@aol.com
>Peter,
>
>Ready for the plunge, are you? Good.
>
>By all means take all four fenders off the car. If you don't you'll kick
>yourself later. The fenders tend to rust where they curve over the
>rockers, you can't inspect this area without removing them. I suspect
>you'll find rust, you may also find that the flanges along the top edges
>are rusted too.
>
>I wouldn't take the doors off just yet. You need them on to check the
>alignment of the A and B posts. I'd leave them on unless you absolutely
>have to get them out of the way, and then only after you've fashioned some
>braces to keep the door opening square. Unless, that is, they're already
>screwed up, in which case it doesn't matter much.
>
The passenger door opens perfectly but the drivers door is out of alignment.
I think it is from the mounting pads between the body and the frame burning
up in the fire. I have a pair of braces I from another TR4 rebuild that I can
bolt on. Don't I want the doors off when I paint the tub?
>The frame repair you describe should be straightforward, the only hard part
>will be to find the right size of square stock and to make sure that the
>suspension towers haven't moved. If I recall correctly, the TR4 does not
>have camber or caster adjustments for the front suspension, it relies on
>the proper suspension geometry.
>
Are there any companies that make replacement parts for the frame? I only
need to replace the part of the frame that goes to the suspension towers.
>You didn't say, how are the floors and rockers? If you plan on replacing
>either properly, you'll have to get the fenders off.
>
the rockers sills and floors are good. Only a little surface rust on the
drivers side floor where the paint blistered off from the fire. Easily fixed.
>Good luck, write if you want advice.
>
>
>
>
>Cliff Hansen
>hansenc@flash.net
>1966 TR-4A CTC 64615L (one sill on and one sill off)
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